A fun and festive event before the holidays was held this past weekend in Lehighton. The Lehighton Downtown Initiative hosted its third Annual Hometown Vintage Christmas from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday.

A mobile home was destroyed by a fast moving fire Saturday morning in Mahoning Township. The blaze was reported at 9:15 a.m.

Palmerton residents will see a near 17% uptick in their municipal tax rates next year. By a unanimous vote, borough council on Thursday adopted the 2025 budget that sets the 2025 tax rate at 17.47 ...

Palmerton Borough Council on Thursday unanimously approved the appointment of the following borough officers: • Autumn Canfield, manager, secretary, treasurer, streets commissioner. • Kim Rodrigues, ...

Jim Thorpe area man is keeping his friend’s memory alive by bringing a little Christmas magic to kids ahead of the holiday.

Frigid cold temperatures are on their way, with lows expected to dip into the single digits today and Sunday. A few snow showers could still linger Saturday, with a possible burst of heavy snow ...

A Carbon County judge has imposed penalties on the Lehighton Area School District for violations of Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law. The case stems from a request by David Bradley, a former ...

Franklin Township supervisors adopted several resolutions for statewide local share grants related to improvements at Christman Ball Field. Board Chairman Fred Kemmerer Jr. said they are ...

It will cost a little bit more to record deeds and mortgages in Carbon County in 2025. Last week, the board of commissioners voted to advertise a new affordable housing funds ordinance to help ...

Dear Commissioners, I’m writing to you as a home and business owner in Jim Thorpe. I read in the Times News recently that you plan to raise rates in the county parking lot and metered parking in ...

The Ukrainian Homestead in Lehighton hosted its annual Christmas Bazaar on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. The holiday gathering ...

First we saw the right wing wave of book banning in Lehighton schools wasting the school board’s time. Now, the Rabbit Hole of “free legal advice” is being accepted to waste more ...